On June 30, 2020 Region 8 filed a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) with JoaQuin Manufacturing Corp to address Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
violations at its facility in Commerce City, Colorado. The violations involved failure to notify as a hazardous waste generator; storage of hazardous waste without a permit,
including failure to label, date, and close hazardous waste containers, and accumulation of hazardous waste for longer than 180 days; and failure to label used oil containers.
Under the terms of the agreement, JoaQuin Manufacturing Corp agreed to pay a penalty and take steps to ensure proper management of waste in the future.